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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Measures to Enhance IPR Ecosystem through Lower Fees; Nurturing Innovation and creativity in a knowledge economy essential - Piyush Goyal
Recognising the importance of nurturing innovation and creativity in a knowledge economy, India is taking great strides in strengthening its intellectual property ecosystem.
Further, given the key role played by MSMEs in the economic growth of India, it is proposed to reduce the fees for various IPRs as follows:
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IPR
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ACTIVITY
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CATEGORY
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CURRENT FEES
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PROPOSED FEES
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REDUCTION 
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PATENTS
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FILING
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MSME
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4000/ 4400
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1600/ 1750
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60
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REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION
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10000/ 11000
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4000/ 4400
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60
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EXPEDITED EXAMINATION 
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25000
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8000
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68
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RENEWAL
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2000 to 20000 
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800 to 8000 
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60
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DESIGNS
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FILING
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MSME/ Startup
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2000
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1000
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50
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GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
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REGISTRATION
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AUTHORISED USER
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500
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NIL
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100
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ISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
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100
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NIL
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100
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RENEWAL
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1000
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NIL
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100
Fees structure is for e-filing/ physical filing. Draft Rules for amendment in GI Rules have been notified.
National IPR Policy adopted by the Government in 2016 has paved the way to further strengthen the IPR regime in the country. Already, the concrete steps undertaken in the past 5 years have seen IP filings rise:
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Filing of IP applications
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Increase from 2013-14 to 2018-19 
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Patents
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18
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Trademarks
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69
Domestic filing for patents has increased from 22% in 2013-14 to 34% in 2018-19. Awareness programmes for IP are being conducted at schools, colleges, universities, R&D institutes and industry clusters. Multi-pronged strategies have been used to address the issue of pendency in IP applications, including manifold augmentation of manpower and streamlining of procedures. These strategies have paid rich dividends, and there has been a sharp jump in the disposal of IP applications:
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Disposal of IPR applications
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Increase from 2013-14 to 2018-19 
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Patents
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353
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Trademarks
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395
UPSC
RESULT OF COMBINED SECTION OFFICERS’/ STENOGRAPHERS’  LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 2018
Based on the results of the written part of the Combined Section Officers’/Stenographers’  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2018 held by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION in March, 2023 and evaluation of service records held in July, 2023, the following are the category-wise lists of candidates, in order of merit, who have been recommended for inclusion in Select List of year 2018 in respect of the categories detailed below:-
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Category
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Service
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I
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Section Officers’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service.
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IV
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Private Secretary Grade Stenographers’ Service.
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of
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the
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Central
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Secretariat
- The number of candidates recommended in respect of Category I & IV is as under:-
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Category
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Community
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Number of Candidates
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I
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General
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394
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SC
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102
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ST
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28
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IV
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General
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01
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SC
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-
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ST
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- The results of some candidates under Category-I have been kept withheld.
- The result is subject to revision based on the outcome of MAs/OAs pending before Hon’ble Court/CAT.
- The result declared is subject to the final outcome of the SLP No. 30621/2011 and 31288/2017 pending before the Hon`ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of ‘reservation in promotion’ and ‘own merit’ and any other Court case having a bearing on the result.
- The Union Public Service Commission has a ‘Facilitation Counter’ near Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their Results on working days between 10:00 A.M. and 05:00 P.M. in person or over Telephone Nos. - 23385271/23381125/23098543 from this Counter. The result will also be available on the UPSC Website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in. The marks shall be made available on the website within fifteen days from the date of declaration of result.
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Ministry of Communications
Shri V. Raju takes charge as Chief General Manager of BSNL Tamilnadu circle
Shri V. Raju, ITS has taken charge as Chief General Manager, BSNL, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai on 1st August 2018.
Shri V. Raju belongs to 1983 batch of Indian Telecom Service of Government of India. Previously he has served as Principal General Manager at Trichy and Guwahati, Chief General Manager at Andaman & Nicobar Islands, General Manager at Tirunelveli and Joint Deputy Director General at BSNL Corporate Office, New Delhi.
Shri V. Raju acquired his B.Sc. degree in Mathematics from University of Madras, B.Tech degree in Electronics Engineering from Anna University Chennai, M. Tech. degree in Digital Systems and Computer Electronics from JNT University, Hyderabad and Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management from Management Development Institute Gurgaon. He has received professional training from Siemens in Germany and management training from George Mason University at Washington DC. He is presently pursuing his Ph.D. in Management.
Shri V. Raju has received several Gold Medals for academic performance and several All India awards for Best Customer Service and Best Maintained Telecom Systems. He has authored a book on Telecom Services and it was foreworded and released by Hon’ble Union Minister of Communications.
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PIB Headquarters
National Company Law Tribunal will be functionable at new address from 21 Oct, 2019
National Company Law Tribunal is a quasi judicial authority established by the Government of India under Section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the purpose of adjudication of Corporate Civil disputes arising under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has set up fourteen Regional Benches, one Principal Bench at New Delhi and one each Regional Bench at New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttak, Guwahati, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Amravati and Kochi.
Presently, the Ahmedabad Bench of NCLT is functioning with two Courts at Anand House, B/h Zydus Hospital, Off S.G. Highway, Thaltej, Ahmedabad – 380059. At this point, we would like to inform that this Bench is in the process of shifting to newly constructed Corporate Bhawan at Thaltej, Ahmedabad and the Courts will start functioning from the new premises with effect from 21st October, 2019. The formal inauguration of the new court complex is scheduled to be held on 19th October, 2019.
It is, therefore, requested that the fact that NCLT Ahmedabad Bench is going to start functioning from 1st and 2nd Floor, Corporate Bhawan, Beside Zydus Hospital, Off S.G. Highway, Thaltej, Ahmedabad – 380059 with effect from 21st October, 2019 is given wide publicity in print and electronic media.
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Special Service and Features
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY INVITES ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO VARIOUS PROGRAMMES
Pondicherry University has opened its Web Portal for submission of online application for admission to various Post-Graduate  and P.G. Diploma Programmes for the academic year 2022-23.
The aspirants who have appeared in the required test paper of CUET – 2022 and as per the eligibility criteria of Pondicherry University can apply upto 15.10.2022 .
The University has introduced a new programme, M.Sc.  from the academic year 2022-23. The candidates who have appeared in the Test Paper Code No.PGQP08 of CUET – 2022 conducted by the National Testing Agency can apply for this programme.The application can be submitted through online on the University Web Portal at: https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/admissions-2022-23/.
The aspirants may refer to the Information Brochure available in the University Website for the eligibility criteria and the respective test paper code of CUET  required for the interested course.
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Ministry of Communications
India Post to release a ‘Special Cancellation’ to commemorate 7th International Day of Yoga
Delhi Postal Circle to release a special cover to mark the Yoga Day
India Post is coming out with a 'Special Cancellation' to capture the essence of World Yoga Day on 21 June, 2021. This unique initiative will mark the commemoration of the 7th International Day of Yoga  2021.
Yoga and IDY have been popular subjects for philatelic commemorations over the years. In 2015, the Department of Posts brought out a set of two Commemorative Postage stamps and a miniature sheet on the International Day of Yoga. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a set of Commemorative Postage Stamps on Surya Namaskara to mark the commemoration of the 2nd International Day of Yoga. In 2017, the UN Postal Administration  issued a set of stamps showing 10 yoga asanas to commemorate the International Day of Yoga in New York.
On the occasion of the 7th International Day of Yoga  2021, Delhi Postal Circle is conducting the following activities: -
- All Post Offices located in Delhi are affixing the message “Be with Yoga, Be at Home” on mail being booked and delivered from 17.06.2021.
- A video is being played in 60 Post major Offices of Delhi for promotion of Yoga among the visitors of Post Offices.
- A virtual lecture cum demonstration session on yoga with special emphasis on post COVID recovery was done on 17.06.2021, which has been attended by the officers/officials of Delhi Postal Circle
- Yoga sessions will be organized on IDY 21.06.2021 at various administrative/operative offices of Delhi Postal Circle observing COVID-19 protocols.
- A special cover on 7th International Day of Yoga on 21.06.2021 will be released by Chief Postmaster General Delhi Circle from New Delhi GPO .
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Development of Eco-Parks in the country
The concept of Eco-parks encourages harmony with the nature, society, forests and wildlife. Eco-restoration activities have been taken up cross-sectorally under various programmes/funding sources of other ministries/ organizations and also through State Plan budgets. Though, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change does not have any specific programme for developing Eco-parks, it has taken various initiatives through programmes and schemes that encourages eco-restoration of degraded areas namely Nagar Van Yojana, School Nursery Yojana, National Mission for a Green India etc.
The following steps taken by the Government contribute to eco-restoration, preservation and development of forest areas in the country:
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For preservation and protection of forest & wildlife, various laws including the Forest  Act 1980, Indian Forest Act, 1927, Wildlife Protection Act 1972, and other central/state laws as applicable to a State/UT, are implemented by the respective State Government /UT Administration.
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Nagar Van Yojana envisages creating a Nagar Van / Nagar Vatika in each City having Municipal Corporation/Municipal council/Municipality/Urban Local Bodies  for providing wholesome healthy living environment for the residents and thus contributing to growth of clean, green, healthy and sustainable cities.
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MoEF&CC, Govt. of India entrusted Indian Council Forestry Research and Education , Dehradun to prepare Detailed Project Report  for rejuvenation of thirteen major Indian rivers namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Luni, Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery through forestry interventions. These DPRs include rejuvenation measures which inter alia includes Eco-park developments, avenue plantations, riverside plantations, river front development, Biodiversity conservation model, etc. as per site conditions.
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National Mission for a Green India , under which, in addition to other sub-missions, there is a specific sub-mission for enhancing tree cover in urban and peri-urban areas. Urban forestry is a permissible activity under the provisions of Compensatory Fund Act, 2016 and the Rules made thereunder.
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Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation , implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs which focuses on development of basic infrastructure in the selected cities and towns, has the provisions for developing green spaces and parks.
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Ministry of Coal converts suitable mine areas, after exhaustion of reserves, into eco-parks, sites for water sports, underground mine tourism, golf grounds, adventure, bird watching etc. These sites have good potential for recreation, revenue generation and employment for local people.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Promotion of Agro-Forestry
Sub-Mission on Agroforestry Scheme is being implemented by this Department since 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land in a complementary and integrated manner with crops and livestock, to help the farmers to get additional income and make their farming systems more climate resilient and adaptive.
Presently, the scheme is being implemented in 21 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and 2 UTs viz. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.The extant scheme is being implemented in those States/UTs that have liberalized felling and transit regulations for selected tree species. Other States/UTs can access the benefit of the scheme as and when such relaxation is notified by them.All the farmers specially small marginal farmers are eligible for the benefit of the scheme.
Assistance to farmers for various interventions under the scheme is as following:
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Sl No.
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Component/Activities/Sub Component
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Cost Norms

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Pattern of Assistance
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1. Nursery Development
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100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.
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Small Nurseries
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Rs 10 lakh per nursery
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Big Nurseries
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Rs 16 lakh per nursery
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Hi –Tech Nurseries
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Rs 40 lakh per nursery
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2.
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Peripheral/Boundary Plantation
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Rs.70 /plant
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100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20
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3.
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Low Density Plantation 
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Rs 28,000/Ha
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4. High Density Block Plantation
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500 to 1000 plants/Ha
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Rs 30,000/Ha
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1000 to 1200 plants/Ha
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Rs 35,000/Ha
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1200 to 1500 plants/Ha
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Rs 45,000/Ha
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> 1500 plants/Ha
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Rs 50,000/Ha
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5.
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Capacity Building and Training
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Upto 5% of total allocation to the States
The Agro-forestry scheme envisages a lot of quantifiable benefits like additional income, protection from crop damage, higher carbon sequestration along with climate change adaptation and mitigation.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Defence
Army Commanders Conference: 14-18 October 2019
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri addressed the Army Commanders and the Army hierarchy on 18 Oct 19 and conveyed extreme happiness on meeting all senior Army officers in first of its kind event in his tenure. Raksha Mantri narrated personal experiences and emotions relating to Armed Forces from his student & political life.
Raksha Mantri singled out Army as the last resort for the country in all challenges facing the nation, be it insurgency, borders or even HADR duties. Raksha Mantri also appreciated the Army’s role in synergizing its effort with all other security agencies in meeting the challenges being faced in J&K and called it exemplary. Raksha Mantri spoke on the changing face of warfare all over the world and sought attention of the Army Commanders on the likely use of the un-conventional weapons in future. Niche technology, Cyber, Space, information warfare & perception management domains were also touched upon by the Raksha Mantri who conveyed his satisfaction on the efforts being put in by the Army. Raksha Mantri appreciated the mature but firm approach of the Commanders on the nation’s borders and highlighted the need to address the concerns of perimeter security, cantonment discipline and tri-service jointness. Calling jointness as the operational necessity, he exhorted Army to take lead towards achieving this. Speaking on the CDS, he reiterated the role of CDS in synergising the efforts of the three services. Sadbhavana effort of the Army were also praised by the Raksha Mantri, who encouraged Army to protect the ‘Good will’ that has been generated by its efforts.
Talking of the defence preparedness, Raksha Mantri assured that there will be no criticalities, however, he also apprised the field commanders on the constraints of the budget. RM sought Army’s contribution towards hand-holding of the Indian defence industry for the indigenous combat systems under ‘Make in India’ effort. Raksha Mantri assured a positive response on the issue of budget constraints being faced by ECHS and sought the attention of the Army leadership on adequate facilities for the growing children to ensure continued education at the choice station of the soldier.
Raksha Mantri thanked the Army Chief and the senior Army leadership for living upto the expectations of the entire nation and conveyed his full faith and satisfaction in the role being played by the rank and file of the Army.
The October iteration of the Army Commander’s conference was conducted in Delhi from 14-18 Oct 19. All important and relevant issues including operational readiness of the field formation, training to meet present and futuristic operational needs, issues relating higher defence management including aspects of organizational restructuring & reforms, aspects around the most important resource of the Army “the Man” were among the various aspects that were debated among the top leadership of the Army.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India crosses a Significant Milestone
Active caseload below 8 lakh for the first time after 1.5 months
Active caseload only 10.70% of Total Positive Cases
India has leaped across a significant milestone in its fight against COVID. The active caseload of the country has fallen below 8 lakh for the first time after one and a half months.
The total positive cases of the country today are 7,95,087. They comprise merely 10.70% of the total cases. The active caseload was below the 8L mark  last on 1st September.
With a high number of COVID patients recovering every day, India’s steady trend of registering dipping active cases continues.
India is also reporting a high number of recoveries. The total recovered cases have crossed 65 lakhs . The difference between active cases and recovered cases is consistently increasing and stands at 57,29,508 today.
70,816 patients have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours whereas the new confirmed cases are 62,212. The national Recovery Rate has further grown to 87.78%
Enhanced countrywide medical infrastructure, implementation of the Centre’s Standard Treatment Protocol by the States/UTs, and total dedication & commitment of doctors, paramedics and frontline workers have led to a persistent increase in the number of total recoveries with commensurate dip in the fatality rate. India is the only country with the highest recoveries and continues to have one of the lowest fatality rates globally. Today it stands at 1.52%. These have in tandem resulted in consistent slide in the active cases.
78% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs .
Maharashtra contributes more than 13,000 to the single day recoveries followed by Karnataka with more than 8,000 recoveries.
62,212 new confirmed cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.
79% of these are from 10 States and UTs. Maharashtra is still reporting a very high number of new cases with more than 11,000 cases followed by Karnataka and Kerala with more than 7,000 cases each.
837 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, nearly 82% are concentrated in ten States/UTs.
Maharashtra has reported the maximum single day deaths .
The Centre continues to support the State and UT Governments in the collective fight against the global pandemic. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deputed high level Central teams to Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. These States have been reporting a surge in the number of new COVID cases in the recent days.
The teams will support the State efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing, infection prevention and control measures, and efficient clinical management of the positive cases. The Central teams shall also guide in effectively managing the challenges related to timely diagnosis and follow up.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Initiatives to Increase Production of Domestic Oil and Gas
Various long term and short term policy initiatives taken to increase production of domestic oil and gas are given below:-
1. Long Term Initiatives
- Policy for Relaxations, Extensions and Clarifications under Production Sharing Contract  regime for early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries, 2014.
- Discovered Small Field Policy, 2015.
- Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy, 2016.
- Policy for Extension of Production Sharing Contracts, 2016 and 2017.
- Policy for early monetization of Coal Bed Methane 2017
- Setting up of National Data Repository, 2017.
- Appraisal of Unappraised areas in Sedimentary Basins 2017
- Re-assessment of Hydrocarbon Resources 2017
- Policy framework to streamline the working of Production Sharing Contracts in Pre-NELP and NELP Blocks, 2018.
- Policy to Promote and Incentivize Enhanced Recovery Methods for Oil and Gas, 2018.
- Policy framework for exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons under existing Production Sharing Contracts, Coal Bed Methane contracts and Nomination fields, 2018.
- Policy framework for Exploration and exploitation of Coal Bed Methane  from areas under Coal Mining Lease allotted to Coal India Limited  and its subsidiaries 2018
- Reforms in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy for enhancing domestic exploration and production of oil and gas 2019
2. Short term initiatives
- Early Monetization of Existing Discoveries.
- Improving Recovery Factor through implementation of IOR and EOR techniques.
- Revival of sick wells.
- Infill Drilling of wells.
- Renewal of Facilities and other infrastructure.
- Monetization of small and marginal discoveries in onshore through service contract and outsourcing.
- Redevelopment of existing matured fields and development of new fields/marginal fields.
- Induction of suitable technologies on selective fields.
Production of domestic crude oil in the last four years is given below:
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Year
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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Production of crude oil 
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36.01
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35.68
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34.20
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32.17
Shortfall in production of domestic crude oil is due to natural decline and increase in water cut in matured fields, delay in completion of some projects in western offshore, unplanned shut downs of wells, platforms, pipelines and bandh and blockade in Assam region.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Praveen Kumar for winning Silver medal in High Jump at Paralympics Games
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Praveen Kumar for winning the Silver Medal in High Jump at the Paralympics Games in Tokyo.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Proud of Praveen Kumar for winning the Silver medal at the #Paralympics. This medal is the result of his hard work and unparalleled dedication. Congratulations to him. Best wishes for his future endeavours. #Praise4Para"